In Episode 5 of NCSI’s “General Soup” podcast, hosts Sara and Susan speak with Bryan Klimkiewicz and Tom Boudreau from the Connecticut Department of Education about their efforts to better integrate fiscal and program planning. We discuss Bryan and Tom’s leadership in ensuring that fiscal investments are responsive to student needs and create sustainable supports, including Connecticut’s Sustainable Supports Summit and how challenges and new investments related to the COVID 19 pandemic changed their approach to resource.